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Kim Jarvis, technical manager, Canada Life looks at what the reduction in the dividend allowance from April 6 will mean for clients. It was announced in the 2017 Spring budget that the tax-free dividend allowance, which was introduced at a level of £5,000 in 2016/17, will be reduced to £2,000 from April 2018. The...

Miton’s Anthony Rayner looks at two recent events and the growth of political risk in the markets The Italian election and the announcement of US tariffs on steel and aluminium, have been much talked about, but rarely linked. Yet they are linked in a fundamental way. The Italian election saw over 50% of the...

The reduction in the lifetime allowance led to a 2,100% increase in the government’s tax take in 2016-17 compared to the 2006-07 tax year, according to Old Mutual Wealth. In 2016-17, the government collected £110m from 2,410 people who exceeded the lifetime allowance of 1m. Since 2006, there has been a 1,047% increase in...

The next few weeks will be important to how markets develop during 2018, suggests Bill McQuaker, multi asset portfolio manager, Fidelity International Despite an eventful start to 2018, there is still a reflection of the Goldilocks environment of strong growth and low inflation in asset classes – witness the reaction to US labour market...

The Residence Nil Rate Band keeps on helping – even after downsizing. Canada Life’s Kim Jarvis explains. In addition to the standard nil rate band (£325,000), from 6 April 2017 each person is entitled to a residence nil rate band (RNRB) to use against the value of their home if it is left to direct...

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In this video, with Elsa Ordonez Garcia, paraplanner with Mazars, shares her view on how to get the best from the adviser/paraplanner relationship.

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Paraplanner profile December - Rob Kingsbury talked to Kirsty Stone, CISI Paraplanner of the Year 2017, about being a Law graduate, volunteering for Citizens Advice Bureau, working at Pension Wise and becoming senior paraplanner at Dart Capital.

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Professional Paraplanner Technical Insight Seminars continue this autumn starting on 6 September in Edinburgh.
Attendance is free for paraplanners.

If you are undecided on whether to attend one of our Seminars – or you need some ammunition to put forward your case for attending – in the video below see what some of the paraplanners at the London event thought of the day.

We have three great days lined up for you at each of our events - featuring plenary sessions and workshops – and we look forward to seeing you there.

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For our September issue, we filmed our Paraplanner Profile Caroline Stuart talking about why she will be hosting the national Paraplanners Powwow this year.

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Possibly the best para-life-planning role in the world

Great opportunity to be a key part of a fintech enabled team set on transforming the Wealth Management sector.

Check out the role in the jobs section - www.professionalparaplanner.co.uk/jobs

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Alan Gow, Owner, Argonaut Paraplanning, Outsourced Paraplanning Services Provider, gives us an insight into his experience as a delegate at the Technical Insight Seminar, Bristol, 9th November 2016.

Thirty five paraplanners from across the South-West joined us at the Aztec Hotel & Spa for an educational seminar. The delegates heard speakers from The FCA, Technical Connection, Invesco Perpetual, BlackRock iShares, Fidelity, Columbia Threadneedle and Investec Structured Product on a wide range of topics.

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Ashley Maloney, Paraplanner at Vestra Wealth LLP, gives us an insight into her experience as a delegate at the Technical Insight Seminar, London, 8th June 2016.

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Bobby Owen, Intermediary Distribution, Structured Equity Derivatives, Investec talks us through his experience at a speaker at the Technical Insight Seminar, London, 8th June 2016.

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